WELCOME
Hare Krishna! Welcome to ISKCON Kolhapur – one of the most frequented spiritual landmarks in Kolhapur city. ISKCON Kolhapur is home to a loving community of practicing Hare Krishna devotees and is dedicated to the practice of bhakti-yoga or loving service to Krishna, the Supreme Person (God). We are a branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a worldwide spiritual movement founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in New York City in 1966....
Due to the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to close our gates for our visitors in the interest of public health and safety. But we can’t wait to see you all once again come and feel blessed seeing the main Darshan, visiting for any of the daily aratis or joining us for the numerous festivals we celebrate. We also conduct a variety of courses and programs. In fact, there’s something for everyone – the kids, the youth, the families. Once operational, we invite you to attend satsang programs, celebrate festivals at the temple or join us for any of the daily darshan. Together, let’s enhance the spiritual dimension of our lives!
HISTORY OF ISKCON
In 1965, at the age of 69, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada boarded the steamship ‘Jaladuta’ from Mumbai on his way to United States. At an age when most people think of retiring Srila Prabhupada undertook this arduous journey to fulfill the mission of Lord Caitanya and follow the instruction of his spiritual master Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur to carry the message of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam to Western world.
After arriving in New York City in September 1965, Srila Prabhupada struggled alone for the first year to establish his Krishna conscious movement. He lived simply, lectured whenever and wherever he got the opportunity and gradually began to attract some small interest in his teaching. In July of 1966, while still working from an obscure storefront on New York City’s Lower East Side, Srila Prabhupada nonetheless founded a spiritual society intended for worldwide participation. He called it International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON for short and thus began the Hare Krishna movement in America....
OUR FOUNDER
HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA FOUNDER-ACHARYA : INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS.
Srila Prabhupada (1896-1977), was an extraordinary personality who dedicated his life for teaching the world about Krishna consciousness, ancient India’s most noble message of spiritual wisdom. In 1965, at the age of 69, he sailed from India to New York to share Lord Krishna’s message, on the order of his spiritual master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, representing a line of teachers dating back to Lord Krishna Himself. ...
Daan:
Practice of
“Giving Back”
Daan is an ancient tradition of those who practice bhakti, and it is a display of generosity - a private contribution to the financial support of the temple and their teachings.